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(6/06/03)
"If thoughts make us what we are and we are to be like Christ, then we
must think Christlike thoughts." — Ezra
Taft
Benson, "Come unto Christ," [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1983],
p. 41
(6/07/03)
"Jesus Christ not only has personally offered himself as a savior to
fulfill the plan of salvation, but also has been set as a high
standard for us to reach. In some way, this latter facet of the
Savior's mission is integral to the plan of salvation too. The purpose
of the plan of redemption is to bring us exaltation, and the work and
sacrifice of the Savior are to lift us past the obstacles to that
goal. As the Lord told the Saints, 'ye are not able to abide the
presence of God now, neither the ministering of angels; wherefore,
continue in patience until ye are perfected.' (D&C
67:13)" — Gerald N. Lund,
"Jesus Christ, Key to the Plan of Salvation," [Salt Lake City: Deseret
Book Co., 1991], p. 168
(6/08/03)
"So, my advice to you is to do all within your power to become a man
or woman of Christ. Don't be misled by the miserable voices that sing
Satan's deadly lullabies. Don't heed the scoffings of the fools who
equate a balanced life with the life of a hypocrite. Seek always to
become a saint-a saint of the living God. Seek to become a servant of
Christ, for it was he who instructed, 'What manner of men ought ye to
be? Verily I say unto you, even as I am' (3
Nephi 27:27)." — Carlos E.
Asay, "In the Lord's Service: A Guide to Spiritual Development," [Salt
Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1990], p. 56
(11/15/03)
"The struggle is intense along the pathway to perfection, yet it is a
trek necessitated by Jesus' having asked us to become 'even as I am' (3
Nephi 27:27). Through the Prophet Joseph Smith, either by
translation or revelation, great insights came concerning this
deepening of one's discipleship." - Neal A. Maxwell, "But for a Small
Moment," [Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, 1986], p. 15
(11/16/03)
"Our Lord's perfect life shines as a beacon beckoning all those from
Adam on down to choose to live as he lived and to merit the rewards he
himself gained. Most of earth's total inhabitants shall dwell as
mortals in the so-called Christian Era. All of these are invited to
look back at his life, to see how he lived, and to go forth themselves
and do likewise. Those who lived before his day, who were righteous,
knew by the spirit of inspiration that his would be the perfect life,
and they, therefore, buoyed up by this knowledge, sought beforehand to
be even as he would be in the day of his mortal probation." - Bruce R.
McConkie, "The Promised Messiah," [Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book
Company, 1978-82], p. 456
(11/17/03)
"And how are we to know how we are perceived by Jesus Christ? By how
closely we conform to the standards that He has established for us and
by the purity of the intents of our hearts. He is the one who has
provided the perfect pattern and the perfect standard for all mankind
by not only all that He is and did but with His compellingly clear
question and invitation: 'What manner of men ought ye to be? Verily I
say unto you, even as I am.' (3
Ne. 27:27.) To do as He asks and to be what we should, assures
us of His approval. To do otherwise invites His disappointment." -
Cecil O. Samuelson, "As
Jesus
Sees Us," General Conference Reports, April 1995
1/27/17
The only complete response to the question posed by Jesus Christ
“What manner of men ought ye to be?” is the one He succinctly and
profoundly gave: “Even as I am” (3
Nephi 27:27). The invitation to “come unto Christ, and be
perfected in him” (Moroni
10:32) both requires and expects change. Mercifully, He has
not left us alone. “And if men come unto me I will show unto them
their weakness. … Then will I make weak things become strong” (Ether
12:27). Relying upon the Savior’s Atonement, we can change. Of
this I am certain. – Donald
L. Hallstrom, “What
Manner of Men?” Ensign (CR) May 2014